Clothes-drier



A. GABON. CLOTHES DRIER.

2 Sheets-Sheet 1,

(No Model.)

Patented May 81, 1892.

Waesse;

(No Model.) 2 Sheets-Sheet .2

A. GABON.

CLOTHES DRIER.

No. 475,751. Patented May 31, 1892.

To all whom it may cmwern:

NITED STATES PATENT union.

ARRESTIDE OARON, OF MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA.

CLOTHES-DRIER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 475,751, dated May 31,1892.

Application filed February 12, 1891. Serial No. 381,122. (No model.)

Be itknownthat I, ARRESTIDE GABON, a citi Zen of the United States,residing at Minneapolis, in the county of Henncpin and State ofMinnesota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inOlothos-Driers; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full,clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame.

My invention relates to clothes-driers, and has for its object to meetthe requirements of the occupants of upper stories of houses in citiesto support clothes for the proper exposure when drying.

To this end I provide a construction which may be projected from abalcony, window, or other fixed support, and to which clothes may beattached from a common point, and by which they may be moved out intospace to be dried and returned to the common point for removal.

The mechanism for this purpose is illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings, wherein like letters refer to like parts throughout theseveral views.

Figure 1 is a sectional side elevation showing my invention projectedfrom an elevated porch of a building. Fig. 2 is an end elevation of thesame looking from the direction of the porch, the porch being sectioned.Fig. 3 is a section of one of the cross-slats to which the clothes areattached. Fig. 4 is a detail of the device for securing the blade to theendless cable, and Fig. 5 is a modification of the same.

A is the elevated porch, and B is a support for the outer end of thedevice, shown as secured to an adjacent building B.

O are endless cables spaced apart and passing over sheaves D and E. Thesheaves D are rigidly secured on a shaft G, which is mounted in bearingsin brackets II, extending from and secured to the upright posts of theporch. The sheaves E are loosely mounted between the ears of prongshapedbracket-s I, which are rigidly secured to a draw-bar K. The draw-bar Kis supported by a pair of draw-bolts L, provided with nuts M, by meansof which the cables are tightened. Secured edgewise to the under sidesof the cables are transverse blade-like slats N, to which the clothesare attached by the ordinary clothespins. These slats are formed of thinsheet metal, preferably galvanized iron, which will not rust theclothes. The upper edge of each slat is made with an enlargement N,which gives a better clamping action to the clothespins. In either endof these slats are riveted flat lugs O of soft iron, which are twistedat their outer ends to a right angle to the blade and are secured in mypreferred construction to rings P on the cables by set-screws Q, workingthrough a screw-threaded hole in the end of the lug O and in the ring P,the said ring and set-screw constituting a clamp. The rings P fit intorecesses D in the sheaves D, which gives a positive movement to thecables.

Rigidly secured to the outer ends of the shaft G are sprocket-wheels R.

In the upper portions of the brackets H is a shaft S, bent to form acrank-handle S. On the outer ends of this shaft are small sprocketwheelsT. Passing around the sprocketwheels R and T are link belts U.

In the modification shown in Fig. 5 I use for securing the slats to thecable a threaded hook-bolt V and a thumb-nut W instead of the ring andset-screw. It is evident that with this securing device both the slatand the securing device may be removed from the cable.

It is evident that by working the crankshaft S the cables may be movedin either direction to and from the operator standing at the front endof the device.

The relative sizes of the sprocket-wheels on the sheave-shaft and crankshaft are preferably such with reference to the desired spacing of theslats on the cables that with each revolution of the crank the cableswill be moved a space the distance between two successive slats. Theslats are placed on the under side only of the cables. In putting outthe clothes the cables are drawn in toward the operator until theoutermost slat is directly in front of her inconvenient position forstringing clothes thereon. V The crank is then moved in the oppositedirection to bring the next slat in position, and so on until all theclothes are strung. 0n taking in theclothes the motion of the cable isagain reversed, the last-strung slat being the first from which theclothes are removed. 'When the clothes are all in, the cables will beleft with the outermost slat in position for use when next required. Thelaundress is able With this de- 5 vice to both put out and remove theclothes from the same position at the head of the machine.

It Will of course be understood that instead of being projected from theside of a build- IO 1ng this drier is capable of use on the roof, anexposed porch, or from supports near the ground-level.

It will of course be understood that instead of the blade-like slatsother forms of holders I 5 might be used-such, for example, as wires orcords.

The construction of the clothes-holder from galvanized iron affords therequisite rigidity.

with small mass and freedom from corrosion. 20 food will Warp and splitand common iron will rust and tarnish the clothes.

The fact that the crank or driving shaft is separate from thecable-sheave shaft G is a material advantage, first, in that it enables2 5 the crank to be placed in the most convenient position for usewithoutinterference with the work, and, second, in that it enables arelatively large driving-Wheel to be placed 011 the sheave-shaft and asmall driving-Wheel on the crank-shaft, whereby on account of theincreased leverage thus obtained the device is made light in operationand the cables are moved with considerable speed.

What I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the UnitedStates, is as follows:

1. The combination, with the endless cables and transverse holders, ofclamps for adjustably and removably securing the holders to the cables.

2. A device for securing slats to cables, consisting of a ring, a lug,and a clamp-screw, the ring fitting over the cable, the lug beingattachable to the slat, and the'screw Working through threaded holes inthe ring and the lug against the cable, substantially as described.

I11 testimony whereof I affix my signatn re in presence of twowitnesses.

ARRESTIDE GABON.

Witnesses:

J AS. F. WILLIAMsoN, EMMA F. ELMORE.

